EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Tom Brady set yet another NFL record. Ho-hum. The New England Patriots quarterback was more excited about earning another victory. Brady threw two touchdown passes and became the career leader in total yards passing in regular-season and playoff games, leading the Patriots past the New York Jets 27-13 on Sunday. […]
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Struggling Tom Brady says self-assessment on tap during Patriots’ bye week
BOSTON — If his 19th NFL season has been at all more taxing than any of the previous 18, Tom Brady isn’t willing to say so. Even if his play on the field through the Patriots’ first 10 games this season might suggest otherwise. Last season, at age 40 Brady became the oldest player in […]
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Patriots face growing list of issues heading into bye week
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — The Patriots have been adept at masking most of their issues this season. After a 1-2 start by New England that seemed to offer at least a sliver of opportunity for someone to end its streak of nine straight AFC East titles, it hushed those rumblings by running off six straight […]
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Titans sack Brady, Patriots
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tom Brady added another big chunk of NFL history to his resume. The Tennessee Titans made sure the Patriots quarterback didn’t finish his 300th game by hitting him over and over again. The Titans sacked Brady three times and hit him six more times as they beat New England 34-10 Sunday, […]
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Mike Vrabel gets first crack coaching against Bill Belichick, Patriots
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Mike Vrabel won three Super Bowl rings over eight seasons with the New England Patriots. He even caught eight passes — all for touchdowns and all thrown by Tom Brady. Then Bill Belichick traded the linebacker away to Kansas City in 2009. “We didn’t talk for a couple months, maybe a year,” […]
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NFL Week 10 preview: Here comes Who Dey vs. Who Dat. Say what?
Here comes Who Dey vs. Who Dat. Say what? The Who Dat folks from New Orleans go head-on with the Who Dey fans in Cincinnati on Sunday. And don’t ask which group first came up with its catchy phrase and odd rendering of the English language. “Who Dey? I don’t understand. I’m baffled,” says Saints […]
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Win streak, yes, but Tom Brady says Patriots’ can still do more
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Historically, Tom Brady has been hesitant to express satisfaction when it comes to the Patriots’ offense. His approach has remained unchanged this season about a group that only recently has started to find consistency after a 1-2 start. The passing attack particularly has suffered during that time because of his lack of […]
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Titans now face Patriots on short week after snapping skid
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee’s three-game skid is over, and the Titans are back to .500 after a big road victory. But before they can catch their breath, the Titans have a short week before they host the surging New England Patriots in what will be Tennessee’s lone home game in November. Coach Mike Vrabel understands […]
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Column: Tom Brady already was the GOAT before beating Aaron Rodgers
Tom Brady didn’t have to beat Aaron Rodgers in only their second head-to-head matchup to prove he’s the best quarterback of all time. The GOAT did it, anyway. Brady threw for 294 yards and one touchdown to lead the New England Patriots to a 31-17 victory over Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers on Sunday […]
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Patriots’ Cordarrelle Patterson has become revelation out of backfield
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — To be a productive member of the New England Patriots, it’s usually best to approach the game plan each week with adaptive eyes. No one has learned that lesson more this season than receiver Cordarrelle Patterson. When he was traded by Oakland to the Patriots in March, Patterson arrived in New England […]